The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-07-20

Mr.. and Mrs. G. X. Avery will start to-
morrow for a visit to the sea shore, where
they will spend the remainder of the heated
term.r
County Treasurer Butler has replenished
the depleted exchequer of the county by
hiring the sum of five thousand dollars with
which to run things"
DIR. Nj. +. Whalen. who has Just finished
his course at Ann Arbor, made us a pleasant
call last Tuesday. He has not yet selected a
location for future operations.
A fruit dryer has been erected Immediately
III the rear of and adjoining the old wooden
block on kalamazoo street. If il don't burn
the block it will be an unfortunate concern.
We are pleased to be able to state that
there is fair prospect of the complete re-
covery of Mr.. Allen Harwick, who has been
so dangerously ill during the past few weeks.
Old Mrs. Wilson, who resides in the old
wooden block on kalamazoo street, is an
artist in the manufacture of paper flowers.
All they lack on perfection is the fragrance.
No rain has fallen here since the 4th day
of July and, as the weather has been ex-
tremely and continuously hot, the ground is
very dry. Farmers say if rain don't come
this week, corn will be ruined; just the same,
We believe that johnny cake will be abund-
ant next winter.
Great chap, that George Kessler. While
Filley was thinking of hiring carpenter and
sending dray after his kit of tools to repair
his big front window, George came along
and, with jack.knife that had broken
backspring, ten cent saw and gimlet
without any point. made all the necessary re.
pairs and did it in a good, workman-like
manner.
new sidewalk has been built along the
east side of the Paw Paw Savings Bank, an
improvement that was greatly needed Mrs.
Odell also has a new walk in front of her
millinery shop. That wonderful piece of
patching in front of the Harrison block has
been torn out and the walk fixed up in good
shape Let the good work go on: there is
plenty of it to be done.
The iron is all laid on the narrow gauge,
the frog is on hand ready to be placed at the
Hartford crossing and full gang of hands
is at work with the gravel train ballasting
the track, but as the running of regular trains
would seriously interfere with that work the
crossing will not be perfected, we understand,
until next Wednesday. The South Haven
war is ended, everything is lovely and regu-
lar passenger trains will run over the entire
road in the course of very few days.
Mrs. Emma Pugsley Andrews wife of Mr..
l.. G. Andrews of Ann Arbor and daughter
of \. NJ. Pugsley of this village, died at the
former place on Thursday last Mrs. An
drews was well known here and much be
loved. She was thirty-two years of age and
leaves husband and three children, the
youngest a babe of six weeks. Her father
was with her at the time of her death Her
remains were brought TO this place for bur-
ihl. Funeral exercises were held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Pugsley on Sunday last at half
past ten O'Clock, Rev. III. w. Harvey, pastor
of the Presbyterian church officiating. The
regular Sunday morning service was taken
up on account Of the funeral
very pleasant affair recently occurred at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Zielie OF
Antwerp, on occasion of their 2Sth wedding
anniversary, it being also Mrs. rs 56th bi:th-
day. A number of relatives and friends gave
them pleasant surprise, bringing with them
an abundant supply of refreshments and
spreading bountiful repast to which they
all did ample justice, after which Mr.. r. G..
Sheldon, with a few appropriate remarks in
behalf of the company, presented Mrs. Zielie
with purse of silver The "boys" of
seventy ana eighty years thereupon made
themselves quite hilarious in saluting the
bride and, as everyone was in good spirits,
the evening passed away very pleasantly.